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#advocate and work for just and righteous remedies to ills impacting North American society in general and Muslims in particular | #advocate and work for just and righteous remedies to ills impacting North American society in general and Muslims in particular | ||
DiscoverTheNetworks states it was founded in February 2001 by Siraj Wahhaj and Ihsan Bagby, and is "A predominantly black organization representing Muslims indigenous to the United States". It is part of the American Muslim Task Force on Civil Rights and Elections (AMTF), a national coalition of some of the largest Muslim organizations in the U.S., whose common objectives are to “[m]ainstream the American Muslim community” and work for “the empowerment of [that] community and for the protection of its rights.” These organizations include:<ref>{{citation | |||
| url = http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6704 | | url = http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6704 | ||
| title = Muslim Alliance in North America | | title = Muslim Alliance in North America | ||
| publisher = | | publisher = DiscoverTheNetworks}}</ref> | ||
* | *American Muslim Alliance | ||
* | *Council on American-Islamic Relations | ||
* | *Islamic Circle of North America | ||
* | *Islamic Society of North America | ||
* | *Muslim American Society | ||
* | *Muslim Public Affairs Council | ||
* | *Muslim Students’ Association of the U.S. and Canada | ||
* | *Muslim Ummah of North America | ||
* | *Project Islamic Hope | ||
* | *United Muslims of America | ||
It co-endorsed a rally for | It co-endorsed a rally for Aafia Siddique "and other Muslim political prisoners in America." The other endorsers were: <ref>{{citation | ||
|date = 4 May 2010 | |date = 4 May 2010 | ||
| title = A Rally for Dr. Aafia Siddiqui And Other Muslim Political Prisoners in America! | | title = A Rally for Dr. Aafia Siddiqui And Other Muslim Political Prisoners in America! | ||
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*International Action Center (New York) | *International Action Center (New York) | ||
*International Family & Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal (Philadelphia, PA) | *International Family & Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal (Philadelphia, PA) | ||
* New York chapter, | * New York chapter, Islamic Circle of North America | ||
*JERICHO, Justice For Aafia Coalition (U. K.) | *JERICHO, Justice For Aafia Coalition (U. K.) | ||
*Majlis-Ashura of New York | *Majlis-Ashura of New York | ||
* | *Masjid Al-Taqwa (Brooklyn, NY) | ||
* | *Masjid Mujahideen (Philadelphia, PA) | ||
*Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood (Harlem, NY) | *Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood (Harlem, NY) | ||
*Movement in Movement Artist & Activist Collective (New York) | *Movement in Movement Artist & Activist Collective (New York) |
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Describing itself as an organization of mosques, organizations and individuals, the Muslim Alliance in North America focuses on the " great social and economic problems that are challenging Muslim communities especially in the inner city; the need for the involvement of masjids [mosques] and Muslims" toward the goals of:[1]
DiscoverTheNetworks states it was founded in February 2001 by Siraj Wahhaj and Ihsan Bagby, and is "A predominantly black organization representing Muslims indigenous to the United States". It is part of the American Muslim Task Force on Civil Rights and Elections (AMTF), a national coalition of some of the largest Muslim organizations in the U.S., whose common objectives are to “[m]ainstream the American Muslim community” and work for “the empowerment of [that] community and for the protection of its rights.” These organizations include:[2]
It co-endorsed a rally for Aafia Siddique "and other Muslim political prisoners in America." The other endorsers were: [3]
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